If so, what adjustments/allowances did you have to make to your machine to get it to work?

yes I hvae if I need that color. Also good to use on something that might get washed alot like a kitchen towe. or childs Tchirt.

yes I did, but it's not that nice as the special embroidery thread and the machine gets a lot of dust in the bobbin .

I have not,becuase I I've heard you have to clean the machine a lot.

I know of a school that uses cotton thread as it is cheaper than anything else. The machines dont like it. The finished result has a dull look. It was one of those times one stands and looks thinking I am not going to comment... (but I would like to)

Thanks--sounds like it's a little hard to find, but for some applications, might be worth it.

I have used cotton embroidery thread since the early sixties - for free hand embroidery then. Now it's not so easy to find but Madeira has 'Cottona' in several thicknesses, which I use for hand lace making and for embroidery - especially heirloom designs on baby items.
As it is the same thickness as polyester or rayon embroidery thread no adjustments are necessary.

I bought the Pfaff Hummel designs a couple of years back, they came in a package with special non-shiny thread that looked like cotton, but was really polyester. A real shame. I prefer cotton in this case.

I never used cotton sewing thread for embroidery.

I've used some old cotton thread that I've had for years to do FSL. It works beautifully but, as Shirlene says, it makes a lot of fluff. I haven't seen any to buy for years now. Polyester seems to have taken over the world!

Yes I have embroidered with cotton thread. works just as well as the others. Slightly fluffier so the machine bobbin area needs cleaning more often. I use the regular embroidery needles.

I use cotton thread for all of my designs test! It works just as good for me and it is cheaper. Let's see what the other stitchers that have more experience say!!!
Hugs Dawn

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by spendlove 18 Jan 2011

I'm surprised at this comment - I wish I could find some cheap cotton thread!

by mpo14011 18 Jan 2011

Using different threads for your design tests is not a good idea. You must use the same threads, fabric and stabilisers for your design tests as you would if you were doing the real thing. If that design did not turn out the way you expect it to,how would you know whether it was the digitising or the threads, or anything else that you did differently? There are too many variables to eliminate.

I have stitched a few FSL doilies - that I wanted to look vintage - I have to clean my bobbin area out - after - because of all the fuzzies from the cotton. I did use a larger needle as well.

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by devon 17 Jan 2011

Very nice work! DeVon

by lique 18 Jan 2011

This looks beautiful!

by joann13100 19 Jan 2011

Wow! Cool.